IEEE

A Lightweight Semantic Segmentation Network Based on Self-Attention Mechanism and State Space Model for Efficient Urban Scene Segmentation

Abstract: In the semantic segmentation of remote sensing images, methods based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Transformers have been extensively studied. Nevertheless, CNN struggles to ...

Southwest changing two longtime policies in 2026: What passengers should know

Beginning on Jan. 27, 2026, Southwest Airlines is enacting a new assigned seating policy as well as new requirements for plus ...
IEEE

MambaEVT: Event Stream based Visual Object Tracking using State Space Model

Abstract: Event camera-based visual tracking has drawn more and more attention in recent years due to the unique imaging principle and advantages of low energy consumption, high dynamic range, and ...
CNET

OpenAI Strikes Back at Google's Nano Banana With ChatGPT Images

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
SpaceNews

Rocket Lab launches Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force and NASA experiment lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia Dec. 18 at 12:03 a.m. Eastern to test a new small-satellite architecture ...
Wired

OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users

OpenAI has quietly reversed a major change to how hundreds of millions of people use ChatGPT. On a low-profile blog that tracks product changes, the company said that it rolled back ChatGPT’s model ...
Autoblog

Tesla Model X Inside Story: 2026 Model’s Cabin Reviewed

View post: I Tested the 2026 Kia EV9 GT-Line Long Range AWD by Putting My Toddlers in One. Here’s How it Went Tesla Model X interior is tech-focused but feels dated versus newer luxury rivals. Strong ...
Los Angeles Times

Working at the Helm of the Orbital Revolution: Building the Low Earth Orbit Economy with Varda Space Industries

Varda Space Industries was founded on a simple but transformative idea: humanity’s next breakthroughs in medicine, materials and manufacturing will be unlocked when we treat low Earth orbit as an ...
jhuapl

Johns Hopkins APL-Led Team Releases Predictive Space Weather Model to Public

A predictive space weather model designed to simulate how solar storms affect Earth has been publicly released for researchers in the broader scientific community — as well as the general public — to ...
Evanston RoundTable

Folk Fest coming back for year three, as Out of Space ends eight-year run

A crowd gathers at the Out of Space concert venue at Canal Shores Golf Course, 1030 Central Street, in July 2023. Pop star Andrew Bird was the main performer. Credit: Richard Cahan Evanston SPACE is ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday ...
Scientific American

Improved ‘Terminator’ Sun Model Could Change Space Weather Forecasting

On May 10, 2024, a John Deere dealer sent out a strange press release. “Please be advised that there is significant solar flare and space weather activity,” it read. The company, a maker of tractors ...